My husband and I got tickets for Love, Loss, and What I Wore on a whim: the discount was good (more on that below), and the 7 PM curtain on Tuesday night was attractive. I wasn't expecting all that much, but it was delightful; even my husband enjoyed this (very) female-centric show.
If you're not familiar with it, here's the basic set-up: Nora and Delia Ephron have put together an evening of monogues and sketches based on a book by Ilene Beckerman and with added input from their friends' stories. The cast rotates, and they perform on-book, seated on stage with the script in front of them. The stories touch on all aspects of women's lives, from childhood through college, work, marriage & divorce; I was pleased that they included a lesbian couple's story in addition to multiple heterosexual couples.
I had thought we'd be seeing Jamie-Lynn Sigler of Sopranos and Entourage fame, but instead had a cast that I didn't know but thoroughly enjoyed: Victoria Clark, Nancy Giles, Stacy London, and Ashley Austin Morris.
The comic portions were what I enjoyed the most at the time, but the sadder parts are what I find myself remembering. My one quibble is that it's listed at an hour and 20 minutes, which would be perfect, but in fact ran an hour and 45 minutes.
Maybe I'll see it again with my mother?
Show Information: It's at the Westside Theatre, 407 W. 43rd St. between 9th and 10th Avenues. Tickets are listed at $75, but http://www.theatermania.com/ has a 40% discount, as does http://www.playbill.com/.
